Land use structure optimization(LUSO) is an important issue for land use planning. In order for land use planning to have reasonable flexibility, uncertain optimization should be applied for LUSO. In this paper, the r...Land use structure optimization(LUSO) is an important issue for land use planning. In order for land use planning to have reasonable flexibility, uncertain optimization should be applied for LUSO. In this paper, the researcher first expounded the uncertainties of LUSO. Based on this, an interval programming model was developed, of which interval variables were to hold land use uncertainties. To solve the model, a heuristics based on Genetic Algorithm was designed according to Pareto Optimum principle with a confidence interval under given significance level to represent LUSO result. Proposed method was applied to a real case of Yangzhou, an eastern city in China. The following conclusions were reached. 1) Different forms of uncertainties ranged from certainty to indeterminacy lay in the five steps of LUSO, indicating necessary need of comprehensive approach to quantify them. 2) With regards to trade-offs of conflicted objectives and preferences to uncertainties, our proposed model displayed good ability of making planning decision process transparent, therefore providing an effective tool for flexible land use planning compiling. 3) Under uncertain conditions, land use planning effectiveness can be primarily enhanced by flexible management with reserved space to percept and hold uncertainties in advance.展开更多
The maximum entropy distribution, which consists of various recognized theoretical distributions, is a better curve to estimate the design thickness of sea ice. Method of moment and empirical curve fitting method are ...The maximum entropy distribution, which consists of various recognized theoretical distributions, is a better curve to estimate the design thickness of sea ice. Method of moment and empirical curve fitting method are common-used parameter estimation methods for maximum entropy distribution. In this study, we propose to use the particle swarm optimization method as a new parameter estimation method for the maximum entropy distribution, which has the advantage to avoid deviation introduced by simplifications made in other methods. We conducted a case study to fit the hindcasted thickness of the sea ice in the Liaodong Bay of Bohai Sea using these three parameter-estimation methods for the maximum entropy distribution. All methods implemented in this study pass the K-S tests at 0.05 significant level. In terms of the average sum of deviation squares, the empirical curve fitting method provides the best fit for the original data, while the method of moment provides the worst. Among all three methods, the particle swarm optimization method predicts the largest thickness of the sea ice for a same return period. As a result, we recommend using the particle swarm optimization method for the maximum entropy distribution for offshore structures mainly influenced by the sea ice in winter, but using the empirical curve fitting method to reduce the cost in the design of temporary and economic buildings.展开更多
The objective of this research was to develop the causal relationship model of firm characteristics factors and good corporate governance affecting the performance of the companies listed on the Stock Exchange of Thai...The objective of this research was to develop the causal relationship model of firm characteristics factors and good corporate governance affecting the performance of the companies listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand. The developed model consisted of three latent variables and eight observable variables. The sample of this study was 338 companies listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand. Data are from annual reports (form-56), annual financial statements and notes to the fmancial statements during the years 2010-2013. The statistics used in this study were descriptive statistics. The causal model was analyzed through a path analysis with LISREL 8.80 Student Edition. The results showed as follows. By testing the consistence of the causal model of finn characteristics (CHA), the assumed model was consistent with empirical data. Based on the statistical test, the Chi-Square was 22.08. The statistical probability (p) was 0.077, the degree of freedom (dO was to 0, 2/2 was 1.58, RMSEA was 0.041, SRMR was 0.037, GFI was 0.98, CFI was 0.99, AGFI was 0.96. The latent variable of firm characteristics (CHA) had directly negative impact on performance (PAL) with a statistical significance level of 0.01. A path coefficient was 0.18. However, CHA variable did not indirectly influence performance (PAL) and it had directly negative impact on good corporate governance (GGN) with a path coefficient of 0.02 without statistical significance level. The latent variable of good corporate governance (GGN) had directly positive impact on the performance (PAL) with a statistical significance level of 0.05, with a path coefficient of 0.18.展开更多
With this study, it is aimed at examining the effect of the gender and developmental phases on the aggression tendencies of the Turkish students. In this context, the meta-analysis of the studies existing in the liter...With this study, it is aimed at examining the effect of the gender and developmental phases on the aggression tendencies of the Turkish students. In this context, the meta-analysis of the studies existing in the literature and covering the Turkish students has been conducted. The examined researches to be included in the analysis have been identified in accordance with certain criteria. As criteria, the following conditions have been sought: inclusion of the studies published between 2004 and 2015, inclusion of child, adolescent, and young adult students in the sample, giving the validity and reliability studies of the measuring tools, the studies being obtained from sources of the published theses and articles; and in the data, the arithmetic mean, standard deviation, and sample size being given. In the research, gender has been found effective on the general aggression scores, at significant level (EDavg = .280, p 〈 .01), and against males at medium level. The general aggression scores from the moderator variables have been found to have a medium level of effect (EDavg = .402, p 〈 .01) on the childhood period, and to have the greatest effect against males.展开更多
The present paper aims to develop an automatical strategy for generating accurate different-scale microstructures of human tooth enamels(HTEs),and to elaborate a numerical scheme for simulating their elastic responses...The present paper aims to develop an automatical strategy for generating accurate different-scale microstructures of human tooth enamels(HTEs),and to elaborate a numerical scheme for simulating their elastic responses.At first,the strong governing formulation of these microstructures is briefly constructed,and the relevant weak formulation is then deduced based on the virtual work theorem.Afterwards,a subdividing approach,which cuts the elements intercepted by the interfaces between distinct phases automatically,is established with the aid of the level set method(LSM),and the discrete counterpart of the governing formula is obtained by combining the weak formulation derived and a discretized model.To be noted,two silent merits are found when the elaborated strategy is applied:(1) the continents constituting the microstructures of different scales can be arbitrarily-shaped and conveniently reproduced;(2) the periodic boundary condition commonly employed can be enforced on the external surfaces of representative unit cells(RUCs) with no difficulty.Besides,a boundary value problem(BVP) involving a simplified HTE nanostructure is designed,analytically solved,and hereafter applied to verify the correctness of the proposed strategy.It is observed that both the displacement and stress predictions by the computational approach are in good agreement with the relevant analytical results irrespective of the material combinations applied.Eventually,discussions are made on the influence of material organizations of both the 2D and 3D HTE microstructures at the ultrastructural and repeated rod levels,and some concluding remarks are drawn.展开更多
基金Under the auspices of National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.41401627,41471144)Foundation Research Project of Jiangsu Province(No.BK20140236)
文摘Land use structure optimization(LUSO) is an important issue for land use planning. In order for land use planning to have reasonable flexibility, uncertain optimization should be applied for LUSO. In this paper, the researcher first expounded the uncertainties of LUSO. Based on this, an interval programming model was developed, of which interval variables were to hold land use uncertainties. To solve the model, a heuristics based on Genetic Algorithm was designed according to Pareto Optimum principle with a confidence interval under given significance level to represent LUSO result. Proposed method was applied to a real case of Yangzhou, an eastern city in China. The following conclusions were reached. 1) Different forms of uncertainties ranged from certainty to indeterminacy lay in the five steps of LUSO, indicating necessary need of comprehensive approach to quantify them. 2) With regards to trade-offs of conflicted objectives and preferences to uncertainties, our proposed model displayed good ability of making planning decision process transparent, therefore providing an effective tool for flexible land use planning compiling. 3) Under uncertain conditions, land use planning effectiveness can be primarily enhanced by flexible management with reserved space to percept and hold uncertainties in advance.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51279186, 51479183, 51509227)the Shandong Province Natural Science Foundation, China (No. ZR2014EEQ030)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. 201413003)
文摘The maximum entropy distribution, which consists of various recognized theoretical distributions, is a better curve to estimate the design thickness of sea ice. Method of moment and empirical curve fitting method are common-used parameter estimation methods for maximum entropy distribution. In this study, we propose to use the particle swarm optimization method as a new parameter estimation method for the maximum entropy distribution, which has the advantage to avoid deviation introduced by simplifications made in other methods. We conducted a case study to fit the hindcasted thickness of the sea ice in the Liaodong Bay of Bohai Sea using these three parameter-estimation methods for the maximum entropy distribution. All methods implemented in this study pass the K-S tests at 0.05 significant level. In terms of the average sum of deviation squares, the empirical curve fitting method provides the best fit for the original data, while the method of moment provides the worst. Among all three methods, the particle swarm optimization method predicts the largest thickness of the sea ice for a same return period. As a result, we recommend using the particle swarm optimization method for the maximum entropy distribution for offshore structures mainly influenced by the sea ice in winter, but using the empirical curve fitting method to reduce the cost in the design of temporary and economic buildings.
文摘The objective of this research was to develop the causal relationship model of firm characteristics factors and good corporate governance affecting the performance of the companies listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand. The developed model consisted of three latent variables and eight observable variables. The sample of this study was 338 companies listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand. Data are from annual reports (form-56), annual financial statements and notes to the fmancial statements during the years 2010-2013. The statistics used in this study were descriptive statistics. The causal model was analyzed through a path analysis with LISREL 8.80 Student Edition. The results showed as follows. By testing the consistence of the causal model of finn characteristics (CHA), the assumed model was consistent with empirical data. Based on the statistical test, the Chi-Square was 22.08. The statistical probability (p) was 0.077, the degree of freedom (dO was to 0, 2/2 was 1.58, RMSEA was 0.041, SRMR was 0.037, GFI was 0.98, CFI was 0.99, AGFI was 0.96. The latent variable of firm characteristics (CHA) had directly negative impact on performance (PAL) with a statistical significance level of 0.01. A path coefficient was 0.18. However, CHA variable did not indirectly influence performance (PAL) and it had directly negative impact on good corporate governance (GGN) with a path coefficient of 0.02 without statistical significance level. The latent variable of good corporate governance (GGN) had directly positive impact on the performance (PAL) with a statistical significance level of 0.05, with a path coefficient of 0.18.
文摘With this study, it is aimed at examining the effect of the gender and developmental phases on the aggression tendencies of the Turkish students. In this context, the meta-analysis of the studies existing in the literature and covering the Turkish students has been conducted. The examined researches to be included in the analysis have been identified in accordance with certain criteria. As criteria, the following conditions have been sought: inclusion of the studies published between 2004 and 2015, inclusion of child, adolescent, and young adult students in the sample, giving the validity and reliability studies of the measuring tools, the studies being obtained from sources of the published theses and articles; and in the data, the arithmetic mean, standard deviation, and sample size being given. In the research, gender has been found effective on the general aggression scores, at significant level (EDavg = .280, p 〈 .01), and against males at medium level. The general aggression scores from the moderator variables have been found to have a medium level of effect (EDavg = .402, p 〈 .01) on the childhood period, and to have the greatest effect against males.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51535010,51305362,11372260&11572266)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Grant Nos.2682014BR016&2682016CX024)the China Scholar Council
文摘The present paper aims to develop an automatical strategy for generating accurate different-scale microstructures of human tooth enamels(HTEs),and to elaborate a numerical scheme for simulating their elastic responses.At first,the strong governing formulation of these microstructures is briefly constructed,and the relevant weak formulation is then deduced based on the virtual work theorem.Afterwards,a subdividing approach,which cuts the elements intercepted by the interfaces between distinct phases automatically,is established with the aid of the level set method(LSM),and the discrete counterpart of the governing formula is obtained by combining the weak formulation derived and a discretized model.To be noted,two silent merits are found when the elaborated strategy is applied:(1) the continents constituting the microstructures of different scales can be arbitrarily-shaped and conveniently reproduced;(2) the periodic boundary condition commonly employed can be enforced on the external surfaces of representative unit cells(RUCs) with no difficulty.Besides,a boundary value problem(BVP) involving a simplified HTE nanostructure is designed,analytically solved,and hereafter applied to verify the correctness of the proposed strategy.It is observed that both the displacement and stress predictions by the computational approach are in good agreement with the relevant analytical results irrespective of the material combinations applied.Eventually,discussions are made on the influence of material organizations of both the 2D and 3D HTE microstructures at the ultrastructural and repeated rod levels,and some concluding remarks are drawn.